Nigeria says six substations add 640MW of capacity

Nigeria’s Ministry of Power says four transmission projects commissioned in Kano State add 544 megawatts of wheeling capacity to the national grid, while two substations in Katsina add a further 96 megawatts, bringing the ministry’s stated total across the two states to 640 megawatts. The Kano facilities are at Walalambe, Kumbotso, Dakata and DanAgundi. The ministry said the work was completed with the Transmission Company of Nigeria and the Kano State Government. The figures describe transmission capacity, which allows electricity to be moved through the network, rather than new generating capacity. At Walalambe, the project includes two 40-megavolt-ampere transformers and six feeder lines planned to serve the Tokarawa Industrial Area, the Eastern Bypass, Maiduguri Road, Hadejia Road and nearby communities. The ministry said Kumbotso received new transformer capacity at its 330-kilovolt level, while Dakata and DanAgundi each gained an additional 100-megavolt-ampere transformer at the 132-kilovolt level. The ministry said the projects are intended to ease pressure on overloaded substations and provide capacity for demand the network had been unable to serve. It also reported...